22. мај 2026.
Friday of the 6th Sunday of Pascha

Fast — Wine and Oil are Allowed

Commemorations

Hieromartyr Basiliscus of Comana (308)
Righteous Melchizedek, king of Salem.
Commemoration of the Second Ecumenical Council (381).

Scripture Readings

Acts 19.1-8 (Epistle)

1Dogodi se pak, kad bješe Apolos u Korintu, da Pavle prolažaše gornje zemlje, i doðe u Efes, i našavši neke uèenike 2Reèe im: jeste li primili Duha svetoga kad ste vjerovali? A oni mu rekoše: nijesmo ni èuli da ima Duh sveti. 3A on im reèe: na što se dakle krstiste? A oni rekoše: na krštenje Jovanovo. 4A Pavle reèe: Jovan krsti krštenjem pokajanja, govoreæi narodu da vjeruju onoga koji æe za njim doæi, to jest, Hrista Isusa. 5A kad to èuše, krstiše se u ime Gospoda Isusa. 6A kad Pavle metnu ruke na njih, siðe Duh sveti na njih, i govorahu jezike i proricahu. 7A bijaše ljudi svega oko dvanaest. 8I ušavši u zbornicu govoraše slobodno tri mjeseca uèeæi i uvjeravajuæi za carstvo Božije.

John 14.1-11 (Gospel)

1Da se ne plaši srce vaše, vjerujte Boga, i mene vjerujte. 2Mnogi su stanovi u kuæi oca mojega. A da nije tako, kazao bih vam: idem da vam pripravim mjesto. 3I kad otidem i pripravim vam mjesto, opet æu doæi, i uzeæu vas k sebi da i vi budete gdje sam ja. 4I kuda ja idem znate, i put znate. 5Reèe mu Toma: Gospode! ne znamo kuda ideš; i kako možemo put znati? 6Isus mu reèe: ja sam put i istina i život; niko neæe doæi k ocu do kroza me. 7Kad biste mene znali onda biste znali i oca mojega; i otsele poznajete ga, i vidjeste ga. 8Reèe mu Filip: Gospode! pokaži nam oca, i biæe nam dosta. 9Isus mu reèe: toliko sam vrijeme s vama i nijesi me poznao, Filipe? koji vidje mene, vidje oca; pa kako ti govoriš: pokaži nam oca? 10Zar ne vjeruješ da sam ja u ocu i otac u meni? Rijeèi koje vam ja govorim ne govorim od sebe; nego otac koji stoji u meni on tvori djela. 11Vjerujte meni da sam ja u ocu i otac u meni; ako li meni ne vjerujete, vjerujte mi po tijem djelima.

Commemorations

Hieromartyr Basiliscus of Comana (308)

He was from Amasea on the Black Sea, and was a nephew of St Theodore the Tyro (February 17). He was a fellow-martyr of Eutropius and Cleonicus (March 3), but is commemorated because, after they were crucified, he was shut in prison. A new governor replaced the one who had killed Basiliscus’ companions, and Basiliscus prayed in tears that he not be deprived of a martyr’s death. The Lord Jesus appeared to him, promised that his prayer would be answered, and told him to go to his village to say farewell to his mother and brothers. The new governor, Agrippa, sent soldiers to the village and had Basiliscus brought back to him. On the way to Amasea, many wonders were worked throught the Saint, and many were brought to Christ. Brought before the governor, Basiliscus again refused to worship the idols or deny Christ: he was beheaded in Comana and his body thrown into the river. Upon the holy Saint’s execution, Agrippa instantly went mad, remaining so until he smeared himself with some of the Martyr’s blood, which immediately healed him. Convinced by this wonder of the truth of the Faith, Agrippa was baptised. All of this happened during the reign of Diocletian.

Righteous Melchizedek, king of Salem.

He was a “priest of the most high God” (Genesis 14:18-20), who blessed our Forefather Abraham and “brought forth bread and wine,” prefiguring the Holy Eucharist, centuries before the Law was given to Moses or Christ became incarnate. The Epistle to the Hebrews (ch. 7) reveals Melchizedek, the Priest-King, to be a type of Christ.

Commemoration of the Second Ecumenical Council (381).

The council was called by the Emperor Theodosius the Great, primarily to clarify the Church’s teaching on the Holy Spirit. Macedonius, bishop of Constantinople, had falsely taught that the Spirit is a creature rather than a Divine Person “Who together with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.” Partly to correct this error, the council revised and expanded the text of the Nicene Creed into the form that we know today.